si Japan jumps more than 2% as Asia stocks rise ahead of US jobs report By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:23:19 GMT The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones. Full Article
si This single mother makes six figures driving a truck during the coronavirus By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:22:04 GMT April Coolidge became a truck driver in her mid 40s after a long career in real estate. Eight years later as the coronavirus shuts down the economy, she is making more money than she ever did selling houses. Watch this video to learn more about why Coolidge decided to become a trucker and how the coronavirus has changed her time behind the wheel. Full Article
si Mark Cuban pitched Michael Jordan on joining the Mavericks in 2001 by promising he'd 'do whatever it takes to win' By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:45:31 GMT In 2001, with the greatest-ever basketball player returning to the NBA, billionaire Mark Cuban tried to convince Michael Jordan to join his Dallas Mavericks instead of the Washington Wizards. It didn't work. Full Article
si Shut out of PPP loans, struggling with no child care: How Covid-19 is impacting women-owned small businesses By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:28:46 GMT CNBC Make It spoke to female entrepreneurs about the impact today's pandemic is having on their companies as they fight for federal funding, pivot business operations and manage child-care. Full Article
si These 3 Etsy shop owners have each sold hundreds of cloth face masks since the pandemic started By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:08:51 GMT These three Etsy shop owners share what it's been like to sell protective face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
si This luxury resort is open for swanky social distancing retreats—take a look inside By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:55:36 GMT Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania reopens Friday with stays and activities designed to keep guests away from each other. Social distancing retreats are "the new luxury," according to travel expert John DiScala. Full Article
si Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff has advice for small businesses struggling through the pandemic By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:11:38 GMT As co-founder and creative director of her own fashion line, Rebecca Minkoff understands the current struggles small-business owners are now facing — especially women. Here's her advice on how to survive. Full Article
si Melinda Gates on US response to pandemic caregiving crisis: 'I'm disappointed in what I've been seeing' By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:59:46 GMT Billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates shares her thoughts about the U.S. response to coronavirus and why solving the current caregiving crisis is crucial. Full Article
si Elon Musk: 'I wouldn't exercise at all if I could' — inside his personal wellness routine By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:00:01 GMT The Tesla CEO and co-founder admitted that he's not into running, and wouldn't care to exercise if he had the choice. From lifting weights to fasting before bed, here are the habits that he uses to stay lean and healthy. Full Article
si Walt Disney's former Palm Springs 'technicolor dream house' on sale for $1 million – take a look inside By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:00:02 GMT Located in Palm Springs, California, the "technicolor" property was built for Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, in 1962, according to the listing. Full Article
si Zoom strikes a deal with NY AG office, closing the inquiry into its security problems By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:41:09 GMT The agreement comes one day after the NYC Department of Education lifted its ban on Zoom after approving new safety features. Full Article
si Roku reports strong user growth, but sour ad business outlook By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:05:18 GMT Streaming services have reported huge spikes in subscribers during the crisis as stay-at-home orders have forced more people to stay inside. Full Article
si When will hospitals and doctors' offices be open for normal business again? Here's what health experts think By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:48:21 GMT Hospitals are looking for ways to re-open their doors to patients in a way that limits their risk of exposure. Full Article
si Uber shares shoot up after CEO says ride volume is increasing again after April bottom By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:15:45 GMT Uber reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday, and while the company lost $2.9 billion during the quarter, the stock rose after hours on optimistic comments from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Full Article
si ConocoPhillips CEO says 'we're on the lookout' for acquisitions as oil prices stay under $20 By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:05:53 GMT ConocoPhillip's Ryan Lance said on "Power Lunch" that his company is looking at potential acquisitions as the energy sector struggles with low oil prices. Full Article
si Oil jumps 5%, snaps 3-week losing streak By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:37:39 GMT Oil prices jumped on Friday, extending the previous session's gains, buoyed by a lower-than-expected gain in U.S. crude inventories and the start of output cuts in a bid to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
si A massive renewable energy scheme in Australia has been recommended for environmental approval By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:37:56 GMT Several big firms, including Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, are involved in the project. Full Article
si Bioplastics developer raises $133 million in new funding in quest to replace single-use plastics By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:00:02 GMT RWDC Industries, which makes a sustainable material solution that can be used as a substitute for plastic, raised $133 million in Series B funding. Full Article
si Oil surges 20%, posts fifth straight day of gains for first time since July By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:41:50 GMT Oil prices jumped on Tuesday in their fifth straight day of gains as traders eyed demand recovery as economies reopen. Full Article
si Oil drops 2%, snapping five-day winning streak in volatile trading session By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:37:41 GMT Oil prices moved lower on Wednesday, snapping the longest daily winning streak since July. Full Article
si Social-distancing measures look set to transform London's roads and sidewalks By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:16:45 GMT More specific measures relating to the program will be published in next few weeks. Full Article
si Oil drops nearly 2%, erasing earlier gain of more than 11% By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:51:18 GMT Oil prices reversed gains to settle lower on Thursday, despite optimism surrounding producers scaling back production as well as demand improving. Full Article
si NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: No COVID-19 in NHL reported yet By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:37:21 GMT The commissioner says he would like to call this time a "pause" for the league instead of a suspension. Full Article
si Pressure is rising to postpone the Olympics By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 03:11:19 GMT Billions of dollars are at stake. Japan has pumped at least $12 billion of investment into the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, not to mention the losses that would be incurred by sponsors, broadcasters and others. Full Article
si AT&T president says consumer behavior will be fundamentally changed from coronavirus By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:53:12 GMT "We're going to return to a different economic environment. We're going to return to different business models," AT&T President and COO John Stankey told CNBC. Full Article
si LinkedIn offers to connect job-seekers with essential businesses for free By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:29:30 GMT In the wake of COVID-19 shutting down broad swaths of the economy, LinkedIn is ditching the core engine of its business model to help people connect with jobs at no cost. Full Article
si UK TV watchdog 'assessing' popular daytime show over comments on 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theories By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:57:27 GMT Ofcom is looking into a popular morning show after its presenter made comments about baseless conspiracy theories linking Covid-19 to 5G. Full Article
si Instagram announces new features for small businesses including gift cards, food orders and fundraisers By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:43:52 GMT Starting Wednesday in the U.S. and Canada, Instagram users can tap on a gift card or food order to make a purchase through a company's site. Fundraisers created by a business or its supporter open on Facebook. Full Article
si NBCUniversal's Peacock has a buffer against ad slowdown with launch partners — here's why they signed up By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:57:05 GMT Peacock is soft-launching as streaming hours are up, but advertisers are pulling and decreasing spend. Full Article
si Hollywood's small businesses in crisis as coronavirus shuts everything down By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:58:08 GMT Of the 5,900 businesses in Hollywood, 99.5% have less than 500 employees, and over 90% have fewer than 10 employees. Many are being forced to layoff or furlough employees as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Full Article
si Designers are now making fashion face masks and people can even buy a Billie Eilish one By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:32:16 GMT A raft of fashion labels are now making non-medical masks to sell to consumers, including band t-shirt maker Bravado, which has made Rolling Stones, Queen and Ariana Grande versions. Full Article
si Trade groups representing PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and others want guidance on factories from Pence By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:30:09 GMT Trade groups representing the country's biggest consumer companies, including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Clorox, wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urging federal guidance on how to safely manage their factory workers as states begin to reopen for business. Full Article
si This chart shows how coronavirus jobs losses dwarf those in prior recessions By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:54:02 GMT Jobs losses related to the coronavirus dwarf employment declines seen during prior U.S. recessions. Full Article
si Landlords are worried increasingly fewer tenants will pay rent as coronavirus job losses mount By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:32:15 GMT Rent is traditionally due on the first of the month, and with each passing month more tenants are becoming late on their payments. Full Article
si Consumer confidence in housing falls to lowest level since the subprime crash By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:17:26 GMT The economic free fall from Covid-19 is taking its toll on what had been strong housing demand just a few months ago. Full Article
si Hilton is in a good position to withstand the coronavirus: Macquarie By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:56:27 GMT As the travel and tourism industry struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus, Chad Beynon of Macquarie explains why Hilton's franchise business model makes it resilient in this challenging environment. Full Article
si Shanghai Disneyland tickets sellout for opening day, signaling pent up demand for theme parks By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:14:27 GMT It seems Chinese consumers aren't afraid to return to theme parks. Tickets for Monday's reopening of Shanghai Disney sold out within minutes. Full Article
si Outback parent company Bloomin' Brands doubles down on takeout business after sales triple By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:51:12 GMT Investing in delivery in recent years, including a rewards program and digital ordering, has paid off for Bloomin' in the long run and will continue to pay off going forward, Deno said. Full Article
si Top ad firm outlines business sectors hit the most by the pandemic, and the ones that are faring better... for now By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:01:48 GMT Sectors like health care or financial services have been less impacted by the pandemic so far, but Omnicom foresees demand for marketing services to decline as advertisers cut costs in the short term. Full Article
si US GDP shrank 4.8% in the first quarter amid biggest contraction since the financial crisis By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:49:31 GMT This marked the first negative GDP reading since the 1.1% decline in the first quarter of 2014 and the worst level since the 8.4% plunge in Q4 of 2008 during the worst of the financial crisis Full Article
si US services sector posts biggest contraction since 2009 as coronavirus halts economic activity By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:32:38 GMT The U.S. services sector contracted for the first time in about a decade last month as the coronavirus pandemic brought economic activity in the country to a near-screeching halt. Full Article
si Sorrento Therapeutics and Mount Sinai join forces to develop Covid-19 antibody shield By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:47:37 GMT Sorrento Therapeutics and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City have joined forces to develop an antibody cocktail they hope will shield against Covid-19 infection for up to two months. Full Article
si Vice President Mike Pence torched after jokingly asking to carry empty boxes at nursing home 'just for the camera' By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:18:25 GMT Vice President Mike Pence got roasted after being caught by a live microphone jokingly offering to carry empty boxes "just for the camera" into a health-care facility treating coronavirus cases. Full Article
si San Diego mayor: Compliance with new beach rules bodes well for state business reopening By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:07:48 GMT "San Diegans, just like others in California, do not want to give back the tremendous gains that we've made, the sacrifices that we've made over these last six weeks," Mayor Kevin Faulconer said. Full Article
si Russia's Victory Day celebrations pared back; Spain's daily coronavirus death tolls falls By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:13:20 GMT Russia marks the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak means that celebrations have been pared back massively. Full Article
si Could US LNG exports actually scare Russia? By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:38:12 GMT Myron Brilliant, Executive VP & Head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, explains how increased U.S. LNG exports could impact Russia's standoff with Ukraine. Full Article
si Sanctions send soft signals to Russia: Pro By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:38:12 GMT Stephen Yates, CEO at DC International Advisory, says the sanctions that have slapped on Russia have not been hard-hitting at all. Full Article
si Evaluating Obama's Asia pivot strategy By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:38:12 GMT Alexander Feldman, President at US-ASEAN Business Council, says U.S. President Barack Obama has been successful in trying to forge closer ties with the Asian region. Full Article
si Major sanctions on Russia are 'unlikely': INSEAD By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:38:12 GMT Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, says it is unlikely that the West will impose hard-hitting economic sanctions upon Russia. Full Article
si Asian shares up on China's NPC but China stocks fall By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:08:40 GMT Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by overnight gains on Wall Street and unveiling of China's official 2014 GDP growth target. Full Article